Sermons, Vol. 2: Delivered on Various Occasions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Lyman Beecher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331647622 ISBN 13: 9781331647621

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Excerpt from Sermons, Vol. 2: Delivered on Various Occasions "Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6: 10. In this passage we are instructed to pray that the world may be governed, and not abandoned to the miseries of unrestrained sin; that God himself would govern, and not another; and that God would administer the government of the world, in all respects, according to his own pleasure. The passage is a formal surrender to God of power and dominion over the earth, as entire as his dominion is in heaven. The petition, therefore, "Thy will be done," contains the doctrine - That it is greatly to be desired that god should govern the world, and dispose of men, in all respects, Entirely according to his own pleasure. The truth of this doctrine is so manifest, that it would seem to rank itself in the number of self-evident propositions, incapable of proof clearer than its own light, had not experience taught that, of all truths, it is the most universally and bitterly controverted. Plain as it is, it has occasioned more argument than any other doctrine, and, by argument merely, has gained fewer proselytes; for, it is one of those controversies in which the heart decides wholly, and argument, strong or feeble, is alike ineffectual. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1331647622
• ISBN 13: 9781331647621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 371